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Then again, if you were REALLY an amazing guitarist, you'd know the three or four chords needed to play along to any given pop song.

Just when the Backstreet Boys and 'Nsync were fading from memory, '90s fever catches up again with the Second Coming of the Boy Band. Already ridiculously popular in their native U.K., the preteen quintet One Direction has made enough of a splash in the U.S. for the predictable boy band backlash to occur. This particular parody doubles as a nice introduction to the band if you haven't heard of them yet.

Just don't sing for him that song about misidentifying flying machines in the nighttime sky as shooting stars. Galileo HATES it when you do astronomy wrong.

Has anyone else noticed this?

In case you needed solid proof that "baby" is the most overused lyric in popular music, this supercut collects 80 artists singing that one word.

The one-lines never stop.

The reigning King of Tween Pop turns 18 and legal today! Beliebers will stalk him with redoubled fervor, Begrievers will continue posting "lesbian lol" on his YouTube videos, and people who don't care will continue listening to their own music. One thought, though: if he's 18 already, does this mean his voice is as low as it's going to get?

...and the balladeer in the video is named Hugh Oliver. He's pleased to meet you, too.